UK - New Forest East: Julian Lewis romps to victory

New Forest East: Julian Lewis romps to victory
4:00am Friday 7th May 2010
Tory Julian Lewis romped to victory in New Forest East and increased his majority by more than 3,600 votes.
He trounced Liberal Democrat rival Terry Scriven, whose bid to become the Forest's first Liberal MP since 1906 ended in failure.
Dr Lewis was first elected in 1997 and will now serve a fourth term as MP for the area, which includes Totton and the Waterside.
He said: "I am naturally delighted that we have had such a stunning victory in New Forest East tonight.
"If it turns out that the much hyped Liberal Democrat bounce turns out to be ifemeral the big losers will be the pollsters and the media that made so much of it.
"I wish to offer an olive branch to Liberals Democrats locally. Despite various events that have taken place over the past two years it has been possible to work with some Liberal Democrats on issues such as fluoridation and Save Our Community Hospitals and I hope to do so in the futures."...............